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33 Cards in this Set
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zeitgeist
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Intellectual tendencies of an era.
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wry
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deviate from right path.
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wrest
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pull or force away by twisting.
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wrangle
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maintain by noisy arguement
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wizen-faced
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shriveled face
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winsome
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attractive.
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wile
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an act or means of cunning deception
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whet
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make more keen or eager
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weal
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well being
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wavelet
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ripple
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waistcoat
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vest
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votary
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consecrated by vow or promise (adj)
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votive
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dedicated by vow
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waif
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homeless, neglected wanderer.
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voracious
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eating with greediness or in large quantities.
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voluble
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fluent in speaking
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volitive
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exercise will
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volition
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act of will
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volatile
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changeable
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vogue
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fashion
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vivisection
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dissection
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vituperable
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deserving of censure
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vitiate
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contaminate
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virile
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masculine
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virulent
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poisonous
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virago
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bold, imprudent woman
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vidicative
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revengeful
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vignette
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picture with faded background
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vicissitude
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change
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vicarious
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suffered for the sake of others.
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vernal
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suggesting spring
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venial
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forgivable sin
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venerate
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cherish.
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